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Questions linger over substance on Rogers' hand — DETROIT — Kenny Rogers pitched eight scoreless innings Sunday, running his shutout streak this postseason to 23 innings, but that may be the least of the news about the 41-year-old left-hander coming out of Game 2 of the World Series.
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Rogers' Game 2 gem marred by controversy — DETROIT - Questions, questions ... FOX Bite — Videos — Tigers even Series — What exactly was on Kenny Rogers' left hand? — Was Rogers discoloring and/or defacing balls? — Why didn't the Cardinals' Tony La Russa …
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Ronald Blum / Associated Press:
Detroit 3, St. Louis 1 — DETROIT (AP) — Now you see it. Now you don't. — Whatever was on Kenny Rogers' hand, even after he cleaned it off, the St. Louis Cardinals couldn't hit him. — Virtually untouchable this October, Rogers shut down the Cardinals on two hits over eight shutout innings …
MLB.com:
These Tigers know how to rebound — The bounce-back kids brush off Game 1 loss to even Series — DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers have become the ultimate bounce-back team. By now, it is no accident. — What you need for this line of work is a pitcher who will keep you in the next …
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Alyson Footer / MLB.com:
Unsung hero Monroe sparks Tigers — Game 2 homer jump-starts Detroit's much-needed win — DETROIT — To win in the postseason, it takes contributions from just about everyone — but often, it's the players you don't hear much about that do the most damage. — Take Craig Monroe, for instance.
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Mack Avenue Tigers
Ronald Blum / Associated Press:
Players and owners reach tentative agreement on new labor contact — DETROIT (AP) — Following nearly a quarter century of labor wars, baseball players and owners will have 16 years of peace. — They set aside their long history of bitter negotiations to reach a tentative agreement …
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ESPN:
Players, owners agree to tentative 5-year labor deal — DETROIT — Baseball players and owners have reached a tentative agreement on a five-year labor contract, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press. — The deal, struck during bargaining in New York …
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nationals willing to wait on new skipper — Team has interviewed several, but no one appears to lead — WASHINGTON — The Nationals have been looking for a manager since Sept. 28 when they told Frank Robinson that he would not be retained for the 2007 season, and the search may last awhile.
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District of Baseball
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Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
The Candidates Keep On Coming — There are a few certainties about the Washington Nationals' search for a manager. No announcement will come during the World Series, as Major League Baseball insists fans remain focused on the games. The Nationals' top officials — President Stan Kasten …
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William F. Yurasko
Jack Curry / New York Times:
St. Louis Rally Starts When Taguchi Is Called Out — So Taguchi saw the hit-and-run sign, which meant that, no matter what, he needed to make contact with the ball. Even if Taguchi had to resort to throwing the bat at the baseball, it was imperative that he put it in play against the Detroit Tigers in the third inning.
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Chris De Luca / Chicago Sun Times:Tigers' Jones stirs pot with Weaver jab
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Viva El Birdos
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Rolen makes bid to clean up — DETROIT — Visions of Endy Chavez dancing in his mind's eye, Cardinals third baseman Scott Rolen headed for first base Saturday after taking his next best swing of the postseason calculating how this bolt to left field could end badly. — It is been that kind of October.
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Cubs' fortunes went south — Hiring of Piniella, however, renews hope — Illinois senator and Chicagoan Barack Obama has written a book titled "The Audacity of Hope," which deals with far more important things than baseball, but the title could also be used to describe the future …
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Surviving Grady
Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Samson completes grueling Ironman — Marlins team president finishes event in under 16 hours — MIAMI — Resiliency, a trademark of the 2006 overachieving Florida Marlins, was a characteristic of team president David Samson on Saturday. — Reaching deep inside himself …
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Associated Press:
Actor de la Rosa, Pedro's tiny good luck charm, dies — SANTO DOMINGO — Nelson de la Rosa, the world's shortest actor and a ubiquitous good-luck charm for the Boston Red Sox during their victorious 2004 World Series run, died at a New York hospital on Sunday, his agent said.
Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
Games this late get cold reception — FROSTBITE FALLS, Mich. — It gets cold and windy in Detroit in October. Big surprise. — The Tigers and Cardinals went back to work at Comerica Park last night and it was 44 degrees Fahrenheit (windchill factor 33) when Kenny Rogers threw the first pitch …
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NY Daily News:
Hat's off to Randolph — You always see these interviews, the quiet interview with the losing coach or losing manager at the other end of the hall from where the trophy is being handed out, all the noise coming from down there. — Willie Randolph was at this end of the hall now after Game 7 …
